Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by glencarron » Tue Dec 20, pm I hear what you guys are saying out local town filling station closes when a tanker is making a delivery is that what we need to to back to? I think it is all a case of consideration for others , and while I take on board the comment of a member saying if you did not park on a hatched area , this is something I would avoid particularly if I knew a tanker was trying to deliver yep the tanker flashing lights does nothing to help the situation.
I am maybe old fashioned but as a driver who earns a living doing a similar job to the tanker driver I would have looked out for him and let him know this, I would also expect him to be professional. When I need help in my job I don't hesitate to ask a fellow professional for assitance and would gladly offer the same. Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by AlexWignall » Tue Dec 20, pm fodentanker wrote: As a Tanker driver who encounters this situation on a fairly regular basis i would like to add that the tanker driver should have got out and explained why he wanted the car to move and where he needed to be instead of just flashing his lights.
Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by Goldfinger » Tue Dec 20, pm Is Lee a 'professional' truck driver by day?? Then an utter ignorant, lazy 'tin box - steering wheel attendant' after work?? The tanker driver may have only flashed his lights to say 'I am here, have you seen me? Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by waddy » Tue Dec 20, pm Goldfinger wrote: Is Lee a 'professional' truck driver by day??
You're making a fool of yourself. Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by wills » Tue Dec 20, pm as a ' tanker driver ' the forecourt is just one huge hazourdous area.
As already stated some forecourts are forced to closed at inconvenience to customers for saftey.. The Fire regulations state that a ' tanker ' has to have clear access and egress, once committed on entering a forecourt the integrity of the tanker is paramount.
If we can SEE there is a problem on the forecourt, we will not deliever. The site soon sort out the problem, because they will be charged for a failed delivery and knowing tesco's will run out of fuel.
The problem on this occasion, and probably why the driver [ who shouldn't have been so unprofessional ] lost it, is that when a tanker delivery is due the site staff should have coned off that area. Yes we are routed to the max, job times have nothing in them so we do feel rushed and once on site they give us 45mins to tip.
Now some contracts you won't rush around because if you cant do it in the time given you just drop one of the deliveries, but on some contracts you will lose money for doing so. Whenever this has happened to me most customers seem to understand what and where I need to go and they move.
They tell us if you can't do it then drop the last Until they mess up and get a 12 month written warning, which believe me is far too easy to get. Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by waddy » Tue Dec 20, pm The OP is probably someone that complains about car drivers and then behaves like all those he has complained about. Remember most of us are both lorry and car drivers and should behave in an appropriate manner at all times.
His behaviour was absolutely disgraceful. Board index All times are UTC. Note to Media.. I may stupid but I do not get involved in arguments with other drivers. If someone does something silly then so be it, why get stressed about it.
My health is more important. What's that got to do with the price of fish? Those that did stop in that area probably had the common sense and good manners to have not made a song and dance about simply moving out of the way for a guy who was correctly going about his legitimate job.
FYI, the tanker driver doesn't need to improve his time management skills, because they have planners doing that for them. Now imagine how monumentally stupid you'd have looked if the pump ran out of fuel whilst YOU were blocking the delivery and steadfastly refusing to move???
Actually Lee, your post says far more about you than it does about the tanker driver, however, it's backfired on you because it was an awfully bad shot at blaming somebody other than the blameworthy. Top Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by Coffeeholic » Tue Dec 20, pm lee mc67 wrote: Anyway, me being a creature of habit decided to use my usual pump on the far left, so joined the queue.
You can get treatment for OCD. Top Re: tdg tanker driver at tesco by dieseldave » Tue Dec 20, pm cheekymonkey wrote: Well I dis-agree, if I may. Of course you may. The problems have been exacerbated by rising Covid infections and drivers, warehouse staff and shop workers needing to self-isolate after being notified by the NHS test-and-trace app.
Retailers have warned they could struggle to meet demand into the autumn after months of supply holdups sent stock levels plunging in July to record lows for a second consecutive month, according to a CBI survey.
Logistics UK, which represents freight owners including supermarkets, has estimated a shortage of 90, HGV drivers, including about 25, from the EU who have gone home since Brexit. On top of that, there is a backlog of 45, lorry driving tests, which are expected to yield about 25, drivers. With competition rife, there are now more than four times the number of online job ads for transport, logistics and warehouse workers than there were pre-pandemic, the biggest boom of any sector, according to analysis by the Office for National Statistics released last week.
He shut off the alarm and went to check his paperwork. At this point, Nolan realised he had misread the ullage [the amount of space left in the tank], and he went to press the emergency stop button. This coincided with a Tesco garage staff member informing Nolan that fuel had spilled onto the forecourt.
Nolan told the Tesco employee to call the fire brigade, which is standard procedure when there is a fuel spillage. Nolan also reported the incident to his employer. He was dismissed with notice.
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